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Increasing the Aerodynamic Performance of a Formula Student Race Car by Means of Active Flow Control

Journal Article
2019-01-0652
ISSN: 2641-9637, e-ISSN: 2641-9645
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-0652
Published April 02, 2019 by SAE International in United States
Increasing the Aerodynamic Performance of a Formula Student Race Car by Means of Active Flow Control
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Citation: Steinfurth, B., Berthold, A., Feldhus, S., Haucke, F. et al., "Increasing the Aerodynamic Performance of a Formula Student Race Car by Means of Active Flow Control," SAE Int. J. Adv. & Curr. Prac. in Mobility 1(3):1265-1278, 2019, https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-0652.
Language: English

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